Question

Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Continuous, the Present Perfect or the Present Perfect Continuous Tense. 1) Ann and Jane can’t play with you, Ted. They ... (to clean) the house at the moment. Ann ...(to dust) the furniture for half an hour now, and Jane ... (just to finish) vacuuming the carpets. 2) The boss is in his study. H e ... (to read) a report o f the manager. He ... (to read) it since morning and ... (not to finish) yet. 3)... you ... (to see) Pam today, Jack? — Yes, she ... (to have) lunch with her friend in the cafeteria now. They ... (to sit) there for twenty minutes now. 4) How long ... Elizabeth ... (to attend) design courses? — She ... (to attend) them since last month. She ... (already to learn) a lot. 5) Where ... Simon (to be)? — He ... (to make) photocopies of some articles in the library now.— For what? — Simon ... (to take) part in a conference next week. He ... (to prepare) a speech for it for a week already. 6) ... you ... (to be) to the new restaurant yet, Cindy? — Well, we ... (to go) there tonight. Mike ... (already to book) a table. 7) Who ... (to be) in the bathroom? — It ... (to be) Alice. She ... (to dry) her hair.— She ... (to dry) her hair for twenty minutes now and I ... (not to wash) my hair yet. 8) How long ... you ... (to live) in this house? — We ... (to live) here for eleven years now. We ... (just to finish) repairing it. 9) ... Pam ... (to find) her gloves yet? — No, she ... . She ... (to look) for them for fifty minutes now. 10) What ... Greg and Den ... (to do) now? — They ... (to fix) a washing machine. They ... (to work) since 9 o’clock.

Answer 1

Are cleaning, has been dusting, has just finished, is reading, has been reading, hasn't finished, Have you seen, is having, have been sitting, has... been attending, has been attending, has already learnt, is, is making, is going to take part, has prepared, have you been, are going, Mike has already booked a table, is, is, is drying, has been drying, haven't washed, have you been living, have been living, have just finished, Has Pam found, hasn't, has been looking, are Greg and Dan doing, are fixing, have been working.

Answer 2

1. Ann and Jane can’t play with you, Ted. They are cleaning the house at the moment. Ann has been dusting the furniture for half an hour now, and Jane has just finished vacuuming the carpets.

2. The boss is in his study. He is reading a report of the manager. He has been reading it since morning and has not finished yet.

3. Have you seen Pam today, Jack? — Yes, she has had lunch with her friend in the cafeteria now. They have been sitting there for twenty minutes now.

4. How long has Elizabeth been attending design courses? — She has been attending them since last month. She has already learned a lot.

5. Where is Simon? — He is making photocopies of some articles in the library now. — For what? — Simon is taking part in a conference next week. He has been preparing a speech for it for a week already.

6. Have you been to the new restaurant yet, Cindy? — Well, we are going there tonight. Mike has already booked a table.

7. Who is in the bathroom? — It is Alice. She is drying her hair. — She has been drying her hair for twenty minutes now, and I have not washed my hair yet.

8. How long have you lived in this house? — We have lived here for eleven years now. We have just finished repairing it.

9. Has Pam found her gloves yet? — No, she hasn't. She has been looking for them for fifty minutes now.

10. What are Greg and Den doing now? — They are fixing a washing machine. They have been working since 9 o’clock.